The UK’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly held steady in September at 6.7%, as soaring fuel costs offset the first monthly fall in food prices for two years.
The Office for National Statistics compiled the overall reading using the consumer prices index but also logged prices for individual goods and services. Here, we look at how the cost of many of those everyday items has changed over the past year.
In each case the figure is the percentage change in the average price over the 12 months to September.
Food
Sugar 59.3%
Olive oil 47.4%
Sauces and condiments 29%
Pasta products and couscous 18.8%
Eggs 18.1%
Pork 16.7%
Vegetables 14.4%
Cheese and curd 13.4%
Ready-made meals 10.4%
Fish 8.7%
Bread 8%
Fruit 6.2%
Jams, marmalades and honey 5.1%
Low-fat milk 3.2%
Whole milk -0.5%
Butter -2.5%
Drinks
Cocoa and powdered chocolate 24.5%
Tea 12.5%
Fruit and vegetable juices 11.5%
Mineral or spring waters 10.7%
Soft drinks 9.9%
Coffee 7.6%
Beer 13.9%
Spirits 10.5%
Wine 10%
Electricity, gas and other fuels
Electricity 6.7%
Solid fuels 4.1%
Gas 1.7%
Liquid fuels -19.8%
Clothing and shoes
Repair and hire of clothes 9.9%
Garments for infants and children 9%
Garments for women 7.6%
Garments for men 7%
Footwear for women 6.9%
Footwear for infants 6.6%
Footwear for men 4.7%
Household items and furniture
Carpets and rugs 10.7%
Cookers 7.5%
Garden furniture 5.1%
Lighting equipment 3.6%
Household furniture 3.4%
Bed linen 3.3%
Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 2%
Vehicles and passenger transport
By air 14.9%
By sea and inland waterway 11.5%
By bus and coach 6.7%
By train 6.4%
New cars 4%
Bicycles 1%
Secondhand cars -1.2%
Motorcycles -3.1%
Diesel -13.4%
Petrol -7.7%
Hospitality and recreation
Holiday centres, campsites and youth hostels 14.7%
Fast food and takeaway food services 9.3%
Restaurants and cafes 9.1%
Hotels and motels 8.6%
Museums 7.6%
Cinemas, theatres and concerts 3.3%
Other recreational items
Veterinary and other services for pets 12.5%
Games, toys and hobbies 10.2%
Garden products 8.7%
Products for pets 7.4%
